Castellum Iabar

Roman Empire - Mauretania Caesariensis (125 AD)

Castellum Iabar was an ancient Roman-Berber civitas in the province of Mauretania Caesariensis. The town was also the seat of a Catholic Church diocese.[1][2]

An exact location of the ancient town is not currently known.[3] It has been tentatively linked with the Kalaat fortress near Tiaret, Algeria.[4] Tiaret is also identified with the Roman town of Tingartia.

The ancient Bishopric survives today as a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.[5] and the current bishop is João Miranda Teixeira.

References

  1. ^ Toulotte, Anatole (1852-1907), Morcelli, Stefano Antonio, Géographie de l'Afrique chrétienne. (Impr. de Notre-Dame des Prés) ((Montreuil-sur-Mer), 1892-1894), p14.
  2. ^ Die Apostolische Nachfolge Archived 2012-10-31 at the Wayback Machine, from Annuario Pontificio 1869 - 19.06.2017.
  3. ^ Castellum Iabar at gcatholic.org.
  4. ^ Eduard Bocking, Notitia dignitatum et administrationum omnium tam civilium quam militarium .(impensis Adolphi Marci, 1839 ) p392.
  5. ^ Castellum Iabar at Catholic hierarchy.org.


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